12.09.2022
European Commission's chairman delivers his expected speech on Wednesday - EU Info Point comments on impacts from the perspective of Northern Ostrobothnia
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will deliver her most important State of the European Union address on Wednesday 14 September at 10 a.m. Internationally speaking, it is known as SOTEU (State of the Union).
Last year, von der Leyen's speech naturally focused on overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, but it promised much more. It referred, inter alia, to: the Digital Strategy of the European Union and informed about the EU’s intentions to launch its own microchip production in a world that von der Leyen described as on its way to a ‘hyper-competitive era’. In addition, von der Leyen launched 2022 as the European Year of Youth, as young people in Europe are relatively affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The most anticipated speech of the year in the European Union
Every year in September, the President of the European Commission delivers a State of the Union address to the European Parliament, presenting the achievements of the past year and the priorities for the following year.
In his speech, President von der Leyen is expected to explain how the Commission intends to address the most pressing challenges facing the European Union and what ideas the Commission has to build the Union’s future.
You can follow the speech on the European Commission's website in real time, interpreted in Finnish. It's a good idea to follow the conversation on social media in cooperation in cooperation with a hashtag #SOTEU. The Northern Ostrobothnia EU Information Point monitors the speech and its reception and reports its content on its social media channels and website, especially from the perspective of Northern Ostrobothnia on Wednesday and the days following the speech.
